Giovanni Pascoli’s activity as classical philolog is particulary attested by anthologies attended for Scuola Classica, Lyra ed Epos, dedicated to lyric and epic poetry. Especially, in Lyra’s first edition there was a smaller texts selection, then in second accreased edition we find more texts, untill lyric Chistian poetry, and some innovations about notes and translations of passages from Greek poetry in the opening essay, La poesia lirica in Roma. Commentario primo. Giovanni Pascoli’s activity as ancient texts commentator testifies his view of Greek and Latin world, and has an intense link with his whole poetic production, most of all with Poemi conviviali, deeply related to Lyra. Finally, the Latin anthologies show a new way of explaining classical texts, who looks for renovation and autonomy from German philologie, when just unified Italy tried to create a new cultural profile of Scuola Classica, whose ancient tradition would have become the heart.